Essays Introduction: the first paragraph of an essay that contains a topic sentence, supporting details and a thesis statement. Has a hook to begin Has a funnel format (Broad to specific) Has a thesis statement (not a question) at the very end Body Paragraphs: Paragraphs between the introduction and conclusion that develop the idea presented in the thesis statement. Begins with transitional topic sentences that reinforce thesis statement. End with transitional topic sentences that reinforce thesis statement Conclusion: the final paragraph of an essay that summarizes ideas within the body paragraphs and restates the thesis statement in a new way. Begins with restated thesis statement Has upside-down funnel format (specific to broad) Ends forcefully and clearly Remember the Hamburger!!!

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Thesis: Intro Choose the one event in your life that has influenced you more than anything. _____________________________________________________________________ Determine three ways in which this event it has influenced you. 1.___________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________________ Write your thesis by using one of the following formulas If it was not for ___________________________________ I would not have 1._________________, 2._________________, or 3.__________________. Because of _____________________ I am now 1. ____________________, 2._________________________, and 3.____________________________. C. Little did I know, but _____________________________ would eventually make me 1. ________________, 2._________________, and 3._____________________.

Hook and Support: Intro Start your essay with a captivating and fascinating sentence. Try to come up with an example of each of these following options based off the main topic of your thesis. Definition: Webster defines _____________ as ______________________________________ Quote: “_____________________________________________________________________” Dialogue: “___________________________________________________________________” Description: ___________________________________________________________________ Statistic:______________________________________________________________________ Work from broad to specific and write 3 supporting sentences that give background, explain more or even connect to thesis 1.____________________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________________

What will I be graded on? 10 pts. each = 40 pts. 1. Intro strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate for the paper’s theme (quote, questions, statistic, dialogue etc.) 3-4 support sentences working from broad to specific, gradually connecting hook to thesis Your thesis statement (last sentence of your first paragraph) must clearly state purpose of narrative, which should summarize how this even has affected you in 3 ways 2. Grammar, Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation and Vocabulary- grammatical, spelling, capitalization or punctuation errors fragments (don’t start sentences with AND or BUT), run-ons (don’t use AND or BUT more than once in a single sentence) never use CONTRACTIONS! 3. Organization Make sure that your thesis statement is constantly being revisited at the end of each paragraphs Make sure your first sentence in your conclusion should be a rephrasing of your thesis statement to ensure organization. 4. Formatting- You will be graded on the format of the essay and how well it followed the following guidelines: 5 paragraphs long Times New Roman /Arial 12 point Font MLA formatting (heading, citations, title, spacing, margins